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1912 Hong Kong sanitary board election

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1912 Hong Kong sanitary board election

← 1909 19 January 1912 1914 ⊟
 
Nominee Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams F. B. L. Bowley
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote Uncontested Uncontested

Members before election

A. Shelton Hooper
Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams

Elected Members

Gerard H. L. Fitzwilliams
F. B .L. Bowley

The 1912 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election was held on 19 January 1912 for the two unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong.

Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election.

Overview of outcome

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Sanitary Board Election 1912
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Gerard Hall Lloyd Fitzwilliams Unopposed
Nonpartisan Francis Bulmer Lyon Bowley Unopposed

References

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  • Endacott, G. B. Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history Hong Kong University Press. (1964)
  • The Hong Kong Government Gazette
  • Twentieth century impressions of Hong Kong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China. Their history, people, commerce, industries, and resources; editor in chief: Arnold Wright, assistant editor: H.A. Cartwright. Published 1908 by Lloyd's Greater Britain Pub. Co. in London.